Hidden Marietta - Ghost Trek
| Address | Front & Greene Street near Lafayette Hotel Marietta, OH 45750 |
| Phone | 740-374-6268 |
| Web Site | www.hiddenmarietta,com |
| Hours |
| Friday and Saturday evening at 7:00pm & 9:00pm |
Regular Public Tours Have Ended For The Season
For future public tour information visit our website at www.hiddenmarietta.com .
Group Tour for groups of 10 or more can be arranged at anytime. For additional group information you can visit http://www.hiddenmarietta.com/index.php?p=private .
Step-On-Guide Tours for busses or vans are also available upon request.
Explore Historic and Haunted Downtown Marietta
Ghost Trek walking tours depart from the fountain at the corner of Front & Greene Streets (across from the Lafayette Hotel) every Friday and Saturday evening at 7:00pm & 9:00pm., weather permitting.
Tour duration: 1.5 - 2hrs. The distance covers is approximately one mile. Although the entire Ghost Trek is over paved or brick streets, sidewalks and alleys, comfortable walking shoes are highly recommended. Flashlights suggested. cameras welcome! Not appropiate for young children.
Unlocking the Secrets of the Past
Welcome to Marietta, Ohio, a historic and elegant town nestled at the confluence of two rivers. Visitors come to wander our shady brick streets and gaze at Victorian mansions. They love to browse for antiques and make merry in our restaurants. But there is another Marietta, a city few visitors see. A Hidden Marietta that exists just below the surface of ordinary life. A place where the past bleeds into the present and the line that separates the real from the imaginary and the living from the dead blurs. Come discover the other side of Ohio's oldest city. Come discover Hidden Marietta.
Do you believe in ghosts?
Many of the residents of Marietta do. The entire town is a paranormal hot spot. No one really knows why. Perhaps it’s the layers of history and the impact of the people who lived and died here. Or it could relate to the ancient Hopewell and Adena cultures and their mysterious mounds that dot the city. Whatever the reason, Marietta has more than its share of restless spirits.
Join us for an evening Ghost Trek. Walk our streets, touch our past and hear our tales of murder, hauntings and unsettling paranormal encounters. Your heart will beat faster. You'll quicken your pace. You may even find yourself glancing over your shoulder from time to time. Welcome to Hidden Marietta where some stories - and some people - simply refuse to die.
Bring your camera! Ghost Trek visits several orb-rich sites.
Cash only. Adults $10.00; children under 12 $7.00. Exact change is greatly appreciated.
Due to subject matter, this tour is not appropriate for young children.
The distance covered is approximately one mile. Although the entire Ghost Trek is over paved or brick streets, sidewalks and alleys, comfortable walking shoes are highly recommended.
Flashlights suggested. Cameras welcome!
About HiddenMarietta.com
Lynne Sturtevant, the founder and owner of Hidden Marietta, grew up in New Concord, Ohio. She attended John Glenn High School and graduated with honors from Muskingum College. She held various responsible positions with the State of Ohio before moving to the Washington DC area where she and her husband owned and operated a successful travel agency. The couple moved to Marietta in 2005.
Lynne has been collecting superstitions, odd tales and local legends - especially ghost stories - since childhood. While developing Hidden Marietta's popular Ghost Trek walking tour, she traveled to the Alternate Reality Center in Tennessee and earned her certification as a Ghost Hunter.
She is a talented writer and effective public speaker. Her short stories have appeared in Fodderwing, Sunflower Dream, No Experience Required and Dark Eve. She won two fiction awards at the 2006 West Virginia Writers Conference. Her folklore articles have appeared in numerous publications including The Magical Almanac, Fate Magazine, and The Moon Sign Book and she wrote a column on Celtic legends for the Clans of Scotland, USA for several years. Lynne offers workshops and presentations on travel, ghost hunting, folklore, ancient mysteries and related topics.
Lynne leads visitors and local residents on a Ghost Trek through the historic and haunted streets of downtown Marietta each Friday and Saturday evening from July until November.
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